Webster City Community Theatre is pleased to be your host for the Iowa Community Theatre Association 2018 State Convention!

“COME PLAY WITH US”March 23-24-25

Registration for this event is now closed! Thank you for registering and we look forward to seeing you in Webster City!

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 23rd

Time

Event

Location

7:00-10:00 pm

ICTA Board Training with Kathy Pingel(Open only to current ICTA board members)

At inTandem Marking [501 Bank]

7:30 pm

UTOPIA: The Iowa Musical Revue

WCCT

Saturday, March 24th

Time

Event

Location

8:30-9:30 am

Registration &
Continental Breakfast

WCCT

9:45-11:15 am

Workshop Session #1

WCCT

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch

Across the street at First UCC Church

12:30-1:30 pm

ICTA Annual Meeting

WCCT

1:45-3:15 pm

Workshop Session #2

WCCT

3:15-3:45 pm

Snack Break

WCCT

3:45-5:15 pm

Workshop Session #3

WCCT

5:30 pm

ICTA Board Meeting

WCCT

5:30-7:00 pm

Dinner on your own

WCCT

7:30 pm

UTOPIA: The Iowa Musical Revue

WCCT

Cast Party after the show!BYOB, snacks provided

WCCT

Sunday, March 25th

Time

Event

Location

7:30-9:30 am

ICTA Board Wrap-UpOpen only to current ICTA board members

inTandem Marking

10:00-10:45 am

Gala Brunch

WCCT

11:00 am

ICTA Awards of Excellence

WCCT

2:00 pm

UTOPIA: The Iowa Musical Revue

WCCT

Workshops

Costuming for the Community TheatreChristine Duncan, Lincoln, NE
Christine is the Costume Manager at the University of Nebraska’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film in Lincoln. Her workshop will cover measurements, fitting, alterations, care and storage, transforming wardrobe basics into stage costumes, wigs and more.

DirectingKathy Pingel, Florida
Learn tips and techniques for outstanding directing . Kathy has taught workshops in directing, improve, and senior theatre; trained adjudicators and education directors for AACT, and has adjudicated at state, regional, national and international levels. Kathy was the Director of Education and Youth Programming at the Des Moines Community Playhouse for 10 years, and served as Artistic Director of the Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre. She holds a BA in Theatre from Eastern Michigan University and MA degrees in Performance Studies and Teaching from Northwestern University. In retirement, Kathy freelances as a play editor, director and teacher in Florida.

Let There Be (Better) Light John Pomeroy, Drake University
John will cover basic lighting design concepts that apply to most community theatre situations: quick review of lighting instruments, working with a limited fixture inventory, elements of theatre lighting design, evaluating your space, creating and implementing a “house hang,” adding specials, and creative use of versatile LEDs. John is the department chair, associate professor of theatre, and technical director for the Theatre Arts School of Fine Arts at Drake.

Pep and CircumstanceKaty Slaven, Atkins, IA
Motion maven Katy Slaven will get your blood pumping with ideas to inject pep and vitality into your community theater activities. Warmups, games, icebreakers, improv, and other stuff you can use to liven up auditions, rehearsals or any theater group get together. Katy has a BA in Theatre Performance from UNI and an MFA in Acting from Florida Atlantic University. She teaches theatre, leads workshops and master classes, and fills roles as actor, director, and dialect coach. Katy is currently lives in Atkins, IA with her fiancé and their son.

Final Act Ensemble Radio ShowsMolly Ketchum and R.J. Lundgren
These ICTA members will bring information about this group of performers they are involved with at the Des Moines Playhouse. The group performs classic and original radio plays from the “Golden Days of Radio” for various audiences. Molly and RJ are retirees who also enjoy Steampunk activities.

Come for the Show!

Utopia celebrates and pokes a little fun at the unique people, places, and traditions of the great state of Iowa! It was created by Iowa playwright Robert John Ford, who also wrote Caucus! The Musical and Six-on-Six: The Musical. It includes sketches and parody songs about RAGBRAI, the Cy-Hawk football game, bean walking, 4-H, and the Iowa weather. It will bring a smile to your heartland!

Your registration fee includes a ticket to the show. Please indicate on your registration form which show you plan to attend so we can reserve a seat for you.

Come for the Networking!

There will be time to visit with and learn from community theatre members from across the state. Bring a tri-fold display board or other materials to tell us the story about your theatre.

Come for the Awards Gala

The winners of the ICTA Awards of Excellence will be revealed Sunday morning following the Gala brunch. Special awards from the 2017 season will be presented in the following categories:

Come Explore Webster City!

Mission

The mission of the Iowa Community Theatre Association is to improve standards of productions, encourage the creation of new community theatres, provide opportunities for the interchange of materials and ideas among member organizations and individuals, represent the amateur theatre interests of Iowa in regional and national theatre meetings, and provide a means of communicating among members.